Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-01-15
Washington Letter.


HAsHIEoroN D. ~ Jan Sth, 81.
y hen Congress reassembled after its
holiday vacation OF Two weeks formal
nunonncement WAS made IN both ends
~ the Capitol of the death Of Gen. Lo-
gan. As IS customary, both tie Sen
ate and House ad jOurnGd Immediately
as marx Of respect 10 his memory.
Consequently Congress has worked buE
thee days 80 Ear this week, aud can
make bHt Poar showing even fOr that
length OF time
hree Representatives in the lower
branch OF Congress have not been seen
ia " Washington since Gen. Logan died.
They are illinois COngressmen, they
eaeh want The place left vacant BY the
dead Senator and each Is at home
schemiug and plotting 70 that end.
p ney arc Gen. henderson and Messrs.
Cannon and FaysOn. They are con
sidered stroug men and good workers
~ The House and the Republicans
would be sorry 70 have any one OF them
leave the lower branch.
IL is a significant fact that in some
hundred messages and letters Of condo
4ence received by Mrs Logan upon her
husbuLd's dealh, only two had any al
luslons 10 the consultations Of religion.
These TWO exceptions are Col. John
$50 A-AN AA=AA9A "a jim A-4-AN-AsAAa anu
Stephen A. Douglas, both Of whom
Aaid May God comfort and sustain
you" FifIy years ago it would have
becn unheard Of 70 omit such an inVO-
cation, and a message Of coincidence
that lacked the religious element
would have seemed a mOckery.
One OF the cherished plans of the late
Senator Logan was 10 establish in this
city sn institution for the education OF
the sons Of the late war. 1t made
no difference on which side the
father fought, Gen. Logan thought
soldiers son should be furnished
with means for an education. He
first spoke Of this plan about the time
Gen. Grant died when Ia view Of the
proposed interment of his remains at
The National Capital some kind OF a
memorial was 10 be erected in honor Of
hiIn. ''Why not put tho money that
would be appropriated, remarked
Gen. Logan in an institution OF learning
aud thus confer worthy tribute 70
GrantP ] am sure nothing would have
pleased him more
Although another disposition was
made Of the dead, Gen. Logan did not
abandon his idea, but formulated plan
for a soldiers college which he intend
cd 10 present during this session Of Con-
gress. Funds for its support were to be
raised by an assessment OF fifty cents on
every member of the Grand Army of
The Republic, aud by having scholar
ships endowed by those who favored
the project. II is probable row that
some other statesman will take hold OF
The matter and reap the glory of foster
ing such a measure before Congress.
Gen. Logan and Senator Edmonds
had long occupied adjoining seats in
the Senate Chamber, and a warm
friendship existed between them. At
The time of the funeral Of Gen. Logan
IL WAS thought strange that the YER
mont Senator was absent, and some
comment was made upon the fact that
lie had not even been heard from in re-
gard 10 his friends death MIR. Ed
munds had gone south 10 spend the
holiday recess with "A cunning party,
and had gotten beyond the reach Of
mails and kilograms. lie did not hear
that Gen. LQhae was dead until after
lie " as buried.
IL Was rather an interesting circum-
stance that the first visit of ex- Senator
Conklin 10 the Senate Chamber since
he resigned IN 1881 should have been to
attend the funeral of one of the men
who stood so sUeadfastly by him in his
troubles. There was little change in
Mr.. COnkhng's appearance 10 mark
the interval 81 time. but as he sat there
amid those familiar surroundings, one
could not but wonder what thoughts
were cOursing through his mind. No
cther six years siuee the war ended had
witnessed so many important historical
changes.
Garfield had been stricken down by
the hand of an assassin. Arthur had
died Of blighting disease. Blaine had
been defeated for the Presidency.
Thurman, Gordon, Mcdonald, Hamlin,
PendletOn and other Senatorial c0ntem-
pOraries OF equal fame had retired from
service. Ben Hill, Burnside, David
Davis, Matt Carpenter, Anthony and
Logan had all PASSED 70 the other side.
BAyard, Lamar, and Garland had been
elevated 10 positions in the Cabinet and
the Government has gotten into the
hands OF the Democrats.
Attorney General Garland who has
persistently refused invitations to every
kind of gathering. social and official
since he entered the Cabinet, made his
first appearance in public at the Logan
obsequies. He came into the Senate
Chamber in company with the other
Cabinet officers and every one seemed
surprised at this new departure.